Innovation Competence Building And Social Cohesion In Europe

Author : Pedro Conceição
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781840649802
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovation, Competence Building, and Social Cohesion in Europe written by Pedro Conceição and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is almost universally accepted that we are moving increasingly towards an information society, where knowledge and learning are the new currency of power. This book seeks to challenge this axiom by looking in more detail at the subtle relationships between knowledge and social development. The editors are at pains to differentiate the process of knowledge creation from the simple accumulation of knowledge. The original contributions within this book are aimed at capturing new socio-economic trends and finding policy strategies promoting the learning society in Europe through joint efforts and integrated actions on innovation, competence building and social cohesion. Innovation, Competence Building and Social Cohesion in Europe will be of special interest to researchers and scholars of science and innovation and technical change. Its policy recommendations will ensure that the book will also appeal to social scientists of education policy.

Author : Room, Graham
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1847421350
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The European challenge written by Room, Graham and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2005-09-07 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic and social change is accelerating under the twin impact of globalisation and the new information technologies. But how are these processes interrelated? Are they impelling us towards a common socio-economic future? What can governments do if they want to manage and steer the direction of development? This book addresses these questions with particular reference to the European Union, which has made the development of a socially cohesive, knowledge-based economy its central task for the present decade. It assesses both the challenges and the policy instruments that are being deployed, focussing in particular on the dynamics of the 'new economy'; the new organisational architectures associated with rapid innovation; the transformation of education and training; the implications for social cohesion and exclusion and the role of policy benchmarking in promoting policy learning and enhancing national performance. The European Challenge presents the most up-to-date research on the development of the knowledge-based economy and its social and policy implications. Its accessible and integrated treatment of the processes of economic, social and technological change make it an invaluable resource for those studying and researching in the fields of public and social policy, organisational and technological change and innovation. It is also highly relevant to policy-makers who need to understand and manage this change.

Author : Bengt-Åke Lundvall
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781008345
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovation, Growth, and Social Cohesion written by Bengt-Åke Lundvall and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the scholar who, together with Chris Freeman, first introduced the concept of the innovation system, this book brings the literature an important step forward. Based upon extraordinarily rich empirical material, it shows how and why competence building and innovation are crucial for economic growth and competitiveness in the current era. It also provides a case study of a small, very successful European economy combining wealth creation with social cohesion.

Author : Larisa V Shavinina
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080524842
Total Pages : 1200 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The International Handbook on Innovation written by Larisa V Shavinina and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2003-10-16 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Handbook on Innovation is the most comprehensive and authoritative account available of what innovation is, how it is measured, how it is developed, how it is managed, and how it affects individuals, companies, societies, and the world as a whole. Leading specialists from around the world, responsible for much of the current research in the field, analyze the multidisciplinary and multifaceted nature of innovation, its types and levels, its criteria, its development, its management, its specificity in various domains and contexts, and societal demands on it. They consider innovation from the viewpoints of psychology, management science, business, technology, sociology, philosophy, economics, history, education, art, and public policy. With contributions from over 90 distinguished authors covering 17 nations, readers will obtain expert insight into the latest research and future developments in the field of innovation. The Handbook will present many facets of innovation including its nature, its development, its measurement, its management, and its social, cultural, and historical context. The breadth of this work will allow the reader to acquire a comprehensive and panoramic picture of the nature of innovation within a single handbook. The reader will develop an accurate sense of what spurs potentially creative and innovative people and companies toward their extraordinary achievements and exceptional performances. The handbook can be used as a reference source for those who would like information about a particular topic, or from cover to cover either as a sourcebook or as a textbook in a course dealing with innovation. Anyone interested in knowing the wide range of issues regarding innovation will want to read this handbook. Contributions from over 90 distinguished authors covering 17 nations International in scope, reflecting global perspectives Essential reading for researchers and practitioners in the fields of psychology, management science, business, technology, sociology, philosophy, economics, history, education art, and public policy

Author : M. S. van Geenhuizen
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781557533555
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Regional Development and Conditions for Innovation in the Network Society written by M. S. van Geenhuizen and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the idea of inclusive learning, which entails a process of shared prosperity across the globe, this work looks at funamental changes at the start of the new milliennium, as innovation is gaining increasing importance for local economic prosperity and the emergence of learning societies.

Author : Li Jianping
Publisher : Paths International Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1844641570
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Competitiveness of G20 Nations written by Li Jianping and published by Paths International Ltd. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Innovation is the eternal theme in human and social development; it is the soul for a nation to advance and an inexhaustible driving power for a country to thrive' Preface, The Competitiveness of G20 Nations.Written and edited by some of China's leading economic advisers and Government officials, this unique book reveals exactly how China views the competitiveness of the world's leading nations. China's competitors.Using detailed research material and deep analysis, it probes the innovative competitiveness of each member of the G20 and their future prospects. The Competitiveness of G20 Nations argues that innovation is at the core of the growth prospects of each member of the G20 - an approach that reveals some of the theories and reasons behind China's stratospheric economic growth. Readers will benefit from a detailed innovation profile of each G20 nation (including China) highlights perceived strengths, weaknesses plus likely growth patterns.Published in association with Social Sciences Academic Press (China).

Author : Peter van den Besselaar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540253319
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Cities III. Information Technologies for Social Capital: Cross-cultural Perspectives written by Peter van den Besselaar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-04-05 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital cities constitutes a multidisciplinary field of research and development, where researchers, designers and developers of communityware interact and collaborate with social scientists studying the use and effects of these kinds of infrastructures and systems in their local application context. The field is rather young. After the diffusion of ICT in the world of organizations and companies, ICT entered everyday life. And this also influenced ICT research and development. The 1998 Workshop on Communityware and Social Interaction in Kyoto was an early meeting in which this emerging field was discussed. After that, two subsequent Digital Cities workshops were organized in Kyoto, and a third one in Amsterdam. This book is the result of the 3rd Workshop on Digital Cities, which took place September 18–19, 2003 in Amsterdam, in conjunction with the 1st Communities and Technologies Conference. Most of the papers were presented at this workshop, and were revised thoroughly afterwards. Also the case studies of digital cities in Asia, the US, and Europe, included in Part I, were direct offsprings of the Digital Cities Workshops. Together the papers in this volume give an interesting state-of-the-art overview of the field. In total 54 authors from the Americas, from Asia, and from Europe were contributed to this volume. The authors come from Brazil (two), the USA (eleven), China (three), Japan (fourteen), Finland (two), Germany (two), Italy (three), Portugal (two), the Netherlands (eight), and the UK (seven), indicating the international nature of the research field.

Author : Samia Mohamed Nour
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137462213
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economic Systems of Innovation in the Arab Region written by Samia Mohamed Nour and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arab region has become a hotbed of economic growth in recent decades. While this growth has indisputably brought in wealth, there are still countless questions about the characteristics, constraints, and implications of the region's systems of innovation. Do these systems even exist in the Arab region? How does the current economic structure affect regional innovation? Is the presence of natural resources a help or a hindrance? Economic Systems of Innovation in the Arab Region discusses the causes, consequences, and implications of poor systems of innovation in the Middle East and North Africa. By examining the comparative weakness of innovation, the economic structure, and the diversity of the region, Nour shows that the development of Arab regional systems of innovation is contingent upon the development of adequate economic policies and incentives in the area. Her contribution is key for students and scholars of economics, innovation, and international relations.

Author : João Bento
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031305925X
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collaborative Design and Learning written by João Bento and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-11-30 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's knowledge-driven economy, the ability to share insight and know-how is essential for driving innovation and growth. In this groundbreaking volume, scholars from around the world demonstrate how communication and information technologies are enabling dynamic project design and management practices that challenge traditional concepts of time, space and behavior. Showcasing experiments in architecture, engineering, and construction design—employing technological infrastructures that link people and their ideas across physical, intellectual, and cultural boundaries—the authors consider such issues as the links between competence and innovation and between individual and collective knowledge. At the heart of their analysis is the realization that technological innovation is chiefly a social activity. The implications are profound for the practical management of complex design projects, experiments in distance learning and virtual teams, and emerging theoretical concepts of collaborative learning and innovation.

Author : Charles F. Bonser
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3825819256
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adapting Universities to the Global Society written by Charles F. Bonser and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2009 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributions of this volume are based on the colloquium "Adapting universities to the global society - a transatlantic perspective," held by the Transatlantic Policy Consortium on the Bloomington Campus of Indiana University in September 2007. The 12 provocative papers investigate the impacts of globalization and global competition on the performance, mission, role and shape of American and European universities, identify the differences between American and European universities regarding societal support, research, management and leadership, examine ways of closing the gaps and meeting university quality challenges, and assess the values of the Bologna Process and the changing nature of university governance. The volume provides a unique insight into these problems from a European and US perspective.